Who painted “Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares”?

“Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares” was painted by Diego Velázquez in 1638. Where to see it: Hermitage Museum.

What to look for

Diego Velázquez: loose, liquid strokes that resolve into lifelike detail from a distance, sober greys and blacks, and a cool, natural light in deep rooms.

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptised 6 June 1599 – 6 August 1660) was a Spanish Baroque painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. Wikipedia

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“Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan”, 1630
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